Two new products from the American Schiit Audio, Rekkr and Gjallarhorn power amplifiers , are suitable for budget desktop setups. Both models are assembled in discrete circuitry and operate in Class A/B with current feedback.
The smaller one, the Rekkr, is assembled in the proprietary Magni Plus chassis. True, the power supply did not fit there anymore – it was made remote. This is fully justified, since the power of Rekkr is up to 2 W per channel with a speaker impedance of 8 ohms.
The larger driver, the Gjallarhorn, is ready to deliver up to 10 watts per channel into 8 ohm speakers. Its linear power supply is built into the chassis, as the amplifier is based on the larger chassis familiar from the Jotunheim model.
Both devices are equipped with banana terminals – for the sake of compactness. Both Rekkr and Gjallarhorn are ready to work as bridged monoblocs. In this case, their power will be 4 and 30 watts, respectively.
Schiit co-founder Jason Stoddard believes that not every setup needs kilowatts of power: “You don’t need a monster 10,000W amp on your desk or even in your TV room. You want something that sounds great at low levels, that doesn’t hiss like a crazy cat when the speakers are a meter away from your ears. That is why we created Rekkr and Gjallarhorn.”
In the US, the Schiit Rekkr amplifier was priced at $150 on pre-order (availability promised in March). The Gjallarhorn is already on sale and costs $300.
